Ukraine (MNN) — Russia ramps up military action in eastern Ukraine as it tries to solidify control in four key regions.
Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts have reached a standstill. US President Donald Trump says Russian President Vladimir Putin believes he is winning and is not ready to end the conflict.
Partners tell Keys for Kids’ Greg Yoder about extensive suffering in Ukraine. “What we’re hearing on the ground is that kids, teens, and families are all in crisis trauma right now. They don’t know what the next day will bring,” Yoder says.
One in five children has lost a close relative or friend since the war began three years ago.
Since 2022, “we’ve sent in over 600,000 Keys for Kids and Unlocked devotionals; they’re gone. The resources are empty,” Yoder says.
“The spiritual need is amazingly high right now. There are so many kids looking for some hope.”
Ukrainian teens receive copies of the Unlocked devotional in their language.
(Photo courtesy of Keys for Kids)
Keys for Kids is working on a special edition to address trauma in kids and teens.
“We’ve had stories about conflict, war, and tragedy in some of our devotionals before; we call them ‘tough topics,’” Yoder says. “This will be a compilation of those intermixed with the hope we have in Jesus.”
Every day, families in Ukraine face questions like how to “cope with having missing fathers, uncles, and brothers? How do you deal with that kind of trauma when you have death in families or near-death experiences?” Yoder says.
“Those are some of the issues that we want to talk about, and hopefully, God will use, through His Spirit, to bring many families to Himself.”
Connect with Keys for Kids here to help this project get off the ground.
“We’re going to need some significant funding, I would say between $25- and $50,000 to make this happen,” Yoder says.
Most importantly, pray. “Be praying for the situation right now in Ukraine and Russia,” Yoder requests.
“We just want people to stop dying and to have an open heart to hearing the liberating power of the Gospel.”
Header and story images courtesy of Keys for Kids.
